“The Holy Morality of the Supreme Court’s Most Sympathetic Plaintiffs”: Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Originalism for the Common Good”: At the “Law & Liberty” blog, John O. McGinnis has this review of law professor Adrian Vermeule‘s book, “Common Good Constitutionalism.”

Today, the “Law & Liberty” blog posted a series of five separate reviews of the book, collected in a post titled “A Return to Classical Law?“

“Celebrated as a Top SCOTUS Advocate, Lisa Blatt Laments ‘Appalling Disparity’ Among Lawyers Before the Court; Williams & Connolly partner Lisa Blatt, honored Wednesday by fellow SCOTUS colleagues, said action, not talk, is needed to increase diversity among the Supreme Court bar”: Tony Mauro has this post at his “The Marble Palace Blog.”

“U.S. 5th Circuit officially ends abortion providers’ lawsuit on Senate Bill 8 restrictions in Texas; The case was effectively decided in December when the Supreme Court allowed the new Texas law to stand while allowing only a limited challenge to proceed”: BeLynn Hollers of The Dallas Morning News has this report on a per curiam decision that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued Tuesday.

“HuffPost libel case tees up question: Where can online businesses be sued?” Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Reuters has this post about an order that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued yesterday denying rehearing en banc by a vote of 10-to-7.

Circuit Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod‘s dissent from the denial of rehearing en banc demonstrates that this case may be a strong candidate for U.S. Supreme Court review.

“See which national leaders have toured the Washington D.C. Temple, from the Supreme Court to Congress; Justice Neil Gorsuch, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Utah Sens. Mitt Romney and Mike Lee are among those who have toured the renovated temple as the public gets a brief chance to visit before its rededication”: Tad Walch of The Deseret News has this report.

Today, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued a news release titled “US Senators, Representatives and Supreme Court Justices Visit the Washington D.C. House of the Lord; The open house expands to the general public on April 28.”

“Is It Time To Expand The Supreme Court?” Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux and Michael Tabb of FiveThirtyEight have this report.

“Here’s a way for Justice Jackson to reform the Supreme Court on her first day; The court’s reputation is teetering; Voluntary term limits could save it”: Law professor Richard M. Re has this essay online at The Boston Globe.

“John Roberts is Nuts If He Thinks Saving ‘Roe v. Wade’ Is Good for SCOTUS’ Reputation; The Bush-appointed chief justice wants to preserve the Supreme Court’s legitimacy, but he risks politicizing it even further”: Columnist Matt Lewis has this essay online at The Daily Beast.

“Oklahoma Legislature Passes 6-Week Abortion Ban Modeled on Texas Law; The bill, which says civilians can sue doctors who perform the procedure, would close a door to women who had come to the state for abortions because of restrictive bans elsewhere”: Kate Zernike of The New York Times has this report.

Caroline Kitchener of The Washington Post reports that “Okla. legislature approves bill banning abortions after 6 weeks of pregnancy.”

Laura Kusisto of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Oklahoma Legislature Passes Six-Week Abortion Ban Bill; Earlier this month, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed into law a near-total ban on abortion at any stage, unless the life of the mother is in danger.”

And Carmen Forman of The Oklahoman reports that “Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt to decide on Texas-style abortion ban, providers file suit.”

“Biden nominates newly appointed District Court Judge Sarah Merriam to federal appeals court in NY”: Edmund H. Mahony of The Hartford Courant has this report.

And Katie Mulvaney of The Providence Journal reports that “President Biden names RI public defender Lara Montecalvo to federal appeals court.”

“Supreme Court Bans Recovery for Emotional Harm in Discrimination Suits; Splitting 6 to 3, the court ruled that facilities receiving federal money cannot be sued under four federal laws for discrimination that causes emotional distress”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has a report headlined “Supreme Court: No emotional harm awards in some discrimination suits.”

And Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Rejects Emotional Damages in Discrimination Case; Conservative justices rule 6-3 against deaf and legally blind Texas woman who sued a rehabilitation center that refused to provide her with an interpreter.”

You can access today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, No. 20-219, at this link.